August 18, 2020

Notes from: Herbal Health and Wellness classes.

August 18,2020

We harvested a lot of herbs today.

Comments on the Lemon herb vinegar.

    If you don't have all the lemon herbs we used, that doesn't matter.

    Use what you have just use a lot of it.

    Someone asked about possibly using lemon juice to enhance the flavor.  I think the consensus was that adding lemon juice when using the vinegar was a better option.

    However, I should have added that adding lemon peel is a good option to add a more intense flavor.  See what suits you.

As I was looking at a fiber webinar schedule for the weekend I noticed there was a person doing a workshop on making herb infused honey.

I have done these in the past and they are excellent.

Use raw, unpasteurized honey.  Of course local is best.

Choose your herbs:

lemon herbs

anise hyssop with bronze fennel

lots of garlic cloves (a great honey to use for colds, sore throats and respiratory infections).

any herb combo you would enjoy in tea.

Gently heat the honey and add the fresh herbs.  Be careful to not overheat the honey or you will destroy the beneficial effects.

Put the honey and the herbs in a jar and let them sit.  The honey will steep the herbs and you will have a wonderful medicinal honey and/or a flavorful honey to add to tea, desserts or baking.

Harvest those herbs.  Label label label !

Please feel free to email or ask questions here about any herbs or about what you are doing.

It will be fun to share with each other.

And don't forget...........this is a no judgement zone.